Don't have a say in what government does
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Question label:
Don't have a say in what government does
Question text:
People like me don't have any say in what the government does.
Question universe:
if [(GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 4) | GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3 | 2] // Mode is face-to-face and translator not needed OR Mode is telephone or web
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 158 | 0.48% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 300 | 0.91% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 346 | 1.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 210 | 0.64% |
| Strongly agree | 1 | 4783 | 14.56% |
| Agree | 2 | 10385 | 31.61% |
| Neither agree/disagree | 3 | 11388 | 34.67% |
| Disagree | 4 | 4514 | 13.74% |
| Strongly disagree | 5 | 691 | 2.1% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 169 | 0.58% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 118 | 0.4% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 432 | 1.48% |
| don't know | -1 | 368 | 1.26% |
| Strongly agree | 1 | 2887 | 9.86% |
| Agree | 2 | 8661 | 29.59% |
| Neither agree/disagree | 3 | 10515 | 35.92% |
| Disagree | 4 | 5276 | 18.02% |
| Strongly disagree | 5 | 647 | 2.21% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 127 | 0.35% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1323 | 3.67% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 271 | 0.75% |
| don't know | -1 | 138 | 0.38% |
| Strongly agree | 1 | 3948 | 10.95% |
| Agree | 2 | 8597 | 23.84% |
| Neither agree/disagree | 3 | 12645 | 35.07% |
| Disagree | 4 | 6447 | 17.88% |
| Strongly disagree | 5 | 1466 | 4.07% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available for IEMB | -10 | 4615 | 10.21% |
| missing | -9 | 8 | 0.02% |
| proxy | -7 | 3129 | 6.92% |
| refusal | -2 | 139 | 0.31% |
| don't know | -1 | 952 | 2.11% |
| strongly agree | 1 | 4865 | 10.77% |
| agree | 2 | 13195 | 29.2% |
| Neither agree/disagree | 3 | 8273 | 18.31% |
| disagree | 4 | 9164 | 20.28% |
| strongly disagree | 5 | 852 | 1.89% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 130 | 0.26% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 88 | 0.18% |
| don't know | -1 | 428 | 0.86% |
| strongly agree | 1 | 5714 | 11.5% |
| agree | 2 | 17457 | 35.13% |
| Neither agree/disagree | 3 | 10751 | 21.64% |
| disagree | 4 | 10491 | 21.11% |
| strongly disagree | 5 | 803 | 1.62% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
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